Folder

ABSTRACT

Folder intended for loose papers and produced from a single sheet of material and when folded, the folder has a back portion with two side portions extending therefrom. The first side portions has a flap and three fold or creasing lines are arranged therebetween. Two lines are bent in one direction and one in the opposite to form an edge, with which a specific lable holder may co-act. The lable holder has a recess for the other side portion.

United States Patent [191 Ohlson [451 Sept. 16, 1975 FOLDER [76] Inventor: Kurt Lennart Ohlson, Morovagen 27, 161 40 Bromma, Sweden 22 Filed: Jan. 4, 1974 [21] Appl. No.: 430,779

1,146,237 3/1969 United Kingdom 40/359 Primary ExaminerGeorge E. Lowrance Assistant Examiner-Bruce H. Bernstein Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Bums, Doane, Swecker & Mathis [57] ABSTRACT Folder intended for loose papers and produced from a single sheet of material and when folded, the folder has a back portion with two side portions extending therefrom. The first side portions has a flap and three fold or creasing lines are arranged therebetween. Two lines are bent in one direction and one in the opposite to form an edge; with which a specific lable holder may co-act. The lable holder has a recess for the other side portion.

8 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures FOLDER FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a folder and particu larly to folders intended for loose papers and the like. As a rule it is possible to produce such folders from a single sheet of material so that, when folded, the folder has a back portion with two side portions extending therefrom.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART A large number of folders of different construction designed for different purposes are known to the art. A common feature of earlier known constructions is that they have either obtained a specific design which enables them to be used for a specific purpose or a design reached as a result of the manner in which they are made.

OBJECT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION The present invention provides a folder which is so constructed that a flap arranged on the folder forms a reinforcement of the edge portion of the folder at the same time as said portion can serve as a retaining portion for a lable holder or the like.

The folder of the present invention also affords the not unessential advantage whereby the lable holder also serves as a support for the side portions of the folder when the folder is folded, thereby enabling the folder to be used in a much more satisfactory manner than was possible with previously known folders. The invention is based upon the feature that surface of the first side portion remote from the back portion co-acts with a flap portion via at least three fold or creasing lines, wherein two fold lines are intended to be bent in one and the same direction and one fold line is intended to be bent in the opposite direction in order to form an edge, with which a lable holder is intended to coact.

Further advantages and features of the folder according to the invention will be apparent from the following description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A folder according to the present invention will now be described with reference to an example of such a folder illustrated in the accompanying drawing, where FIG. 1 illustrates a sheet of material from which the folder of the invention can be produced,

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the edge surface of one side portion,

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the edge surface of another side portion and shows one embodiment of a lable holder according to the invention, and

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a lable holder of an alternative design.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Thus, FIG. 1 shows in plan view the sheet of material which, subsequent to being folded, is to form the folder of the invention, which is intended for loose papers or the like. The folder manufactured from the single sheet of material 1 has, when folded, a back portion 2 and two side portions, i.e., a first side portion 3 and a second side portion 4. The two side portions 3 and 4 are of equal size. The surface 3a of the first side portion 3 remote from the back portion 2, co-acts with a flap portion 5 via at least three fold or creasing lines 5a, 5b and 5c in a direction towards the first side portion 3. Two fold lines 5b and 5c are arranged to bent in the same direction while the fold line 5a is arranged to bent in the opposite direction. Because of the fold permitted by fold lines 5a, 5b and 5c there is formed an edge with which a lable holder is arranged to co-act in a manner described more closely with reference to FIG. 3.

The back portion 2 also has three fold lines, design'ated 2a, 2b and 2c, all of which permit bending in the same direction. The surface 4a of the second side portion 4 remote from the back portion 2 is also provided with a fold, by means of portions 6 and 7 separated from the second side portion 4 by fold lines 6a and 7a. This fold will be described more closely with reference to FIG. 2. I

The first side portion 3 co-acts also with a flat portion 8 via fold lines 8a, 8b which permit bending in one and the same direction. The portion 8 is intended to be folded over into abutment with the first side portion 3 and the flap portion 5 is intended to be folded in a similar manner.

FIG. 2 illustrates how the surface 4a of the second side portion 4 remote from the back portion 2 is provided with a fold. This fold has a channel 9 which is intended to co-act with suspension means (not shown). It will be perceived, however, that the suspension means may have the form of a hook arranged to extend beyond the confines of the folder to enable the folder to be hung on storage rails or the like. The suspension means preferably comprises an elongate hook portion which is inserted in the channel 9 with a clamping action and the hooked portion is intended to be snapped into the channel 9 to secure said hook portion thereto.

FIG. 3 illustrates the arrangement in connection between the first side portion 3 and the flap portion 5. A lable holder is arranged to co-act with the edge formed by means of the fold lines 5a, 5b and 50. One embodiment of the lable holder is shown in FIG. 3 and is indicated by the general reference numeral 10. The lable holder has a portion 10a located beneath the first side portion 3 and has a further portion 10b extending at right angles to said portion 10a, the portion being intended to retain lables or the like. The lable holder 10 also has a portion which extends parallel to the portion 10a, and a further portion 10d which also extends parallel to the portion 10a and which forms a space between the portions 100 and 10d in which lables can also be inserted. The lable holder is bent to present a portion l0e arranged to abut the flap portion 5. Between the portions 10d and 10e there is a space 10f intended to accommodate the fold with the channel 9.

As will be seen from FIG. 2, the lable holder 10 has the form of a bar with a recess for the edge of the folder, said recess being indicated by the reference numeral 10f. A slot 5d is formed in the flap portion 5 and extends generally parallel with the fold line 5a, while a slot Se is arranged at either end of the slot 5d at right angles thereto and extends in towards said fold line 50. The slots Se in the flap portion 5 are arranged to extend over at least one of the fold lines, namely the fold line 5a. Thus, if the lable holder 10 is given a length corresponding to the distance between the slots 5e, the lable holder will be retained in the desired position by the slots 56. As will be seen from the drawing, the two slots 5e are parallel to one another.

The lable holder 10, however, can be given a length corresponding to the height of the side portion 3, which provides a more stable construction of the folder.

FIG. 4 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the lable holder, where the portions 100 and 10d shown in FIG. 3 have been identified with the same reference nu meral 10d and are formed in one piece. In other respects like portions have been identified with like reference numerals. The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is particularly suited for extrusion processes.

The invention is not restricted to the described and illustrated embodiments, but can be modified within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

I. A combination of a folder and label holder comprising:

a. a folder having a back portion and two side portions extending therefrom, a flap contiguous with and forming an extension from a first of said side portions along an edge thereof remote from said back portion, three parallel crease lines adjacent said edge and flap, a first fold along the central one of said parallel crease lines whereby the flap is reversed to face the back portion, and folds along the remaining parallel crease lines to produce an up standing, flat portion including said first fold and forming an L-shaped end portion with the adjacent fold and flap; and,

b. a label holder surrounding the L-shaped end portion of the folder, said label holder comprising an elongated, rigid member having a generally U- shaped cross section -which includes a pair of legs forming side walls joined by an end wall, the open end of said U-shaped cross section facing the back portion of the folder, said opening accommodating the free end of the second side of the folder when said folder is in the closed position, said label holder having an internal channel conforming to the L-shaped end of the folder and having said L- shaped end of the folder inserted therein.

2. A combination as in claim 1 wherein the legs of the U-shaped channel are formed by adjacent inner and outer walls including the internal channel between them.

3. A combination as in claim 1 wherein the label holder has a recessed partition extending internally from one internal wall toward the opposite internal wall and forming a channel with the end wall enclosing the upstanding flat portion of the folder.

4. A combination as in claim 3 wherein the recessed partition is L-shaped and forms an L-shaped channel enclosing the upstanding flat portion and adjacent portion of the folded flap.

5. A combination as in claim 1 wherein the flap is provided with a three sided slot, two of said sides being parallel.

6. A combination as in claim 5 wherein the label holder has a length corresponding to the distance be tween the parallel sides of the slot.

7. A combination as in claim I wherein the surface of the second side portion of the folder remote from the back portion is provided with a fold.

8. A combination as in claim 7 wherein the edge of said second side portion of the folder has at least two successive folds to form a channel along said edge. 

1. A combination of a folder and label holder comprising: a. a folder having a back portion and two side portions extending therefrom, a flap contiguous with and forming an extension from a first of said side portions along an edge thereof remote from said back portion, three parallel crease lines adjacent said edge and flap, a first fold along the central one of said parallel crease lines whereby the flap is reversed to face the back portion, and folds along the remaining parallel crease lines to produce an upstanding, flat portion including said first fold and forming an L-shaped end portion with the adjacent fold and flap; and, b. a label holder surrounding the L-shaped end portion of the folder, said label holder comprising an elongated, rigid member having a generally U-shaped cross section which includes a pair of legs forming side walls joined by an end wall, the open end of said U-shaped cross section facing the back portion of the folder, said opening accommodating the free end of the second side of the folder when said folder is in the closed position, said label holder having an internal channel conforming to the L-shaped end of the folder and having said L-shaped end of the folder inserted therein.
 2. A combination as in claim 1 wherein the legs of the U-shaped channel are formed by adjacent inner and outer walls including the internal channel between them.
 3. A combination as in claim 1 wherein the label holder has a recessed partition extending internally from one internal wall toward the opposite internal wall and forming a channel with the end wall enclosing the upstanding flat portion of the folder.
 4. A combination as in claim 3 wherein the recessed partition is L-shaped and forms an L-shaped channel enclosing the upstanding flat portion and adjacent portion of the folded flap.
 5. A combination as in claim 1 wherein the flap is provided with a three sided slot, two of said sides being parallel.
 6. A combination as in claim 5 wherein the label holder has a length corresponding to the distance between the parallel sides of the slot.
 7. A combination as in claim 1 wherein the surface of the second side portion of the folder remote from the back portion is provided with a fold.
 8. A combination as in claim 7 wherein the edge of said second side portion of the folder has at least two successive folds to form a channel along said edge. 